Fiction

I was on the news again – the first time in more than a decade. My girlfriend and I were…

‘Fatou vs the Dictator’ was shortlisted for the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.  

'Cash and Carry' was shortlisted for the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.  

In spite of everything, the heat is relentless. I move slowly to limit the flow of sweat. I may be…

'Provenance' was shortlisted for the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.  

‘How to Find Your Vagina- An Instruction Manual’ was shortlisted for the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.  

‘Mafootoo’ was the Caribbean regional winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   The people at Number 24 are…

In the kitchen sits a cooler box. In it, a Fanta.   The Fanta in the cooler box is not mine.…

‘Ouroboros, Ouroboros’ was shortlisted for the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.  

‘The Art of Waving’ was the Pacific regional winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   I was seven…

Read 'Walking on Quicksand' in English

Translated by Nariman Youssef

Read 'The Dance of the Middle Fingers' in English

Translated by Nariman Youssef

في المساء، تدخل إلى مسرح القصر الثقافي في رام الله، وفيما هي تبحث عن مكان للجلوس في القاعة الممتلئة بالحضور،…

Translated from Arabic by Katharine Halls